Monochrome Portraits

One of our favourite subjects is Monochrome Portraits, sometimes called black & white! There is something special when the there is no colour to distract. They seem to have a more timeless appeal although they don’t have to be old fashioned or dull. We do prefer the more natural pictures but will of course arrange some during a session.

Adults, children, families all look great in monochrome. They are also great for people engaging in their sport, hobby or job.

Monochrome Portraits look fantastic in simple black frame with a classic mat. They are individually printed on Hahnemuhle Fine Art paper to last far more than a lifetime! We will soon be offering a new folio collection, watch this space!

PR Photography Essex

Some of the other work we get involved in is PR photography, mostly local, occasionally other areas in South-East England. This was a job for a Construction Company who are promoting to enlist Apprentices. Joel has been through the system and was selected to be the role model. The site was the old Warley Hospital which has now been redeveloped into high quality apartments and houses. The brief was to incorporate the subject with the beautiful buildings both in his PPE site clothing and business suit.

The Compasses Pattiswick

A new wedding venue in North Essex close to Coggeshall. The lovely country setting of the venue is ideal for a bespoke wedding Reception or other family celebration. The venue was previously a restaurant and has an excellent large kitchen, lounge, dining and dancing areas! The gardens have country views which will be ideal for our style of photography. It looks fantastic for our signature sunset wedding shots! The Compasses Pattiswick is run by a highly experienced wedding event organiser Paul Gooding, who we have worked with many times previously. We look forward to our first commission at this venue.

Wivenhoe House Wedding – pictures from the 2003 archives

One of the things we are proud of is our archive. So that when past clients such as Jackie and Dan ask for pictures from their 2003Wivenhoe House wedding we can still access them. Note there is now no legal obligation for photographers to keep pictures over ONE year, as per a recent court ruling. How many photographers have gone out of business not just over that time but over the 36 years our business has been running….and yes we have never deliberately thrown out or destroyed our pictures. Sometimes it is the unseen service that makes us a little different.

2016 Witham Mayor Portrait

We have just created the 2016 Witham Mayor Portrait, which as ever is a great local honour.

Patrick Horner is the 18th consecutive Mayor of Witham, Essex, that David has created the Mayor’s Portrait for. Maybe we should call it a coming of age!! Eighteen years ago the brief was to closely match the previous portraits and we have kept the background especially for this job! Witham Art & Framing Centre provide the framing and they know which frame and mount to use. This keeps the run of portraits looking consistent.

Engagement Pictures for Stacey & Michael

We met with Stacey and Michael for their Engagement pictures one evening recently. We chatted over the details and times for their big day and then went to the Witham River Walk for their Engagement Pictures.

We are looking forward to photographing their Wedding at The Fennes Estate in the near future.

I use my discrete Leica M9 camera for Street Photography. A camera that encourages a photographer to think about the pictures that are wanted, especially as it does not have auto focus! Black and white seems to suit so many of these observational pictures – of course I did a few colour pictures but I liked these best. My particular favourites are the men talking at the ice-cream stall and the businessmen taking coffee. That’s enough of a Cartier-Bresson moment, now back to the weddings…….

Osea Island wedding

We are photographing an Osea Island wedding in a few weeks time so today we took the opportunity to visit and see the location ahead of the big day.

Osea is a private Island in the Blackwater Estuary near Maldon, Essex.

Osea Island is connected to the mainland by a mile long causeway only passable at low tide.

Osea Island causeway

The access is so restricted it is easy to see why it is such a popular spot for celebrity parties. It looks like it will also be a fantastic wedding venue and we are very much looking forward to becoming Osea Island wedding photographers.